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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by CodeWriter23 on Friday June 16, 2023 @01:55PM (#36360872)
Consider how an atomic bomb requires relatively little energy input compared to what is released. Combined with how very little practical observation we have of what's really going on in the Earth's core. It is certainly possible some phenomena is in play with Earthquakes.
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by jjk166 on Friday June 16, 2023 @02:30PM (#36361484)
Atomic bombs don't simply assemble themselves naturally though.
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by dotnet00 on Friday June 16, 2023 @03:20PM (#36362351)
Not exactly atomic bombs, but we do have evidence of naturally occurring, self sustaining nuclear reactors having operated for potentially hundreds of thousands of years in Earth's past (https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Natural_nuclear_fission_reactor)
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by jjk166 on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:16AM (#36391352)
Yes, and there is a nuclear fusion reactor above our heads right now, but that is similarly irrelevant when talking about bomb self-assembly.
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by dotnet00 on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:47PM (#36399134)
That's a fair point, I just thought the natural fission reactors were cool while completely forgetting the one in the sky responsible for my ability to think that haha
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by CodeWriter23 on Friday June 16, 2023 @04:14PM (#36363176)
I know. Are you suggesting we have already discovered everything there is to know about our planet / this universe?
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Re:Surges of cosmic radiation from space directly linked to ... by jjk166 on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:05AM (#36391238)
I'm suggesting we know enough to rule out the spontaneous self assembly of nuclear bombs. And there's probably a few other things we can rule out by the same logic.
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